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Trump’s election lies continue to drive political fallout
More than two months after Jan. 6, the false stolen-election claim was still shaping Republican infighting, public messaging, and the ongoing inquiries into the attack on the Capitol.
Edition · March 14, 2021
The Daily Fuckup — March 14, 2021
6 verified reports published on March 14, 2021.
This edition is the complete daily record. Reports remain separate so readers can see each claim, source set, correction, and update without one article being mislabeled as the entire edition.
Closing take
March 14 did not produce one giant Trump collapse. It produced something more durable: a steady demonstration that the post-Trump GOP was still willing to center itself on his resentments, even when those resentments were dragging the party, the country, and his own legal and ethical baggage backward.
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